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By: Michael Bliss
First of all, you want to get your vehicle ready for international car shipping. It calls for cleaning of any dirt and removing any personal items, accessories or tools that are valuable to you as well as leaving the fuel to less than a quater in the tank. (I strongly recommend shipping your car completely empty to avoid any issues with the shipping companies).
Once you compared the shipping quotes and selected a company to move your car with, you need to deliver it to the loading warehouse or directly to the ocean port. If you are not too far from a major ocean port or a big city – you may just drop off your car yourself. In other case, you can hire any of the automobile transporters to do the job for you. Make certain you pay for door-to-door delivery and note that the ultimate point is an export ocean terminal or loading warehouse of the overseas shippers. When it comes to export shipping, many of the transporters don’t want to take the cars to the ports owed to congestions, time-consuming waiting lines and new TWIC card requirements . Ask your overseas shipper if they can furnish the delivery as almost all of them have their preferred vehicle transport companies.
Compulsory Documents for International Car Shipping
*** Be sure that you have on hand the original clean title for your vehicle. By “original” I mean that it must be the literal paper title supplied by your state’s DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). By “clean” I mean that it mustn’t have any unsatisfied liens from the bank, credit union or any other financier. It is a prerequisite issued by the US Customs that all motorized vehicles have to be cleared for export 72 working hours before vessel’s sailing date. Read the rest of this entry »
By: Christine Harrell
Moving overseas is certainly quite a bit more complicated than moving to another city. Unless you are going to sell your car and buy a new one at your destination, you are going to have to employ a car shipping service. Many people are unsure if it is worthwhile to have their car transported when staying overseas for a while.
Understandably, it seems like a complicated process. However, with the help of a full service auto transport service, the process is fairly simple and stress-free. If you’ve never shipped a car overseas before, this article will provide an overview about your car’s upcoming journey.
Types of Overseas Transports
The first leg of your car’s journey is the trip from your home to the port. If the port is close you can drive it yourself. If it is farther away, you will probably have the auto transport company handle that part of the journey as well.
Once your car arrives at the dock it will be shipped one of three ways: RORO (Roll On Roll Off), in a 20-foot container, or in a 40-foot container.
Roll On Roll Off is commonly used for short trips. For example, it is the most common way that cars are shipped to Hawaii or Puerto Rico. The ship is basically a large car ferry. Your vehicle is driven aboard and parked along with many other vehicles. Upon arrival, it is driven out onto the dock. RORO service is usually cheaper than container shipping. However it is also less safe and your vehicle is more likely to be damaged. This shipping method covers the car itself. There is no provision for shipping any personal belongings. Read the rest of this entry »
By: John Morris
When you think of shipping you usually think of crates and goods and passengers and food and cars – wait! Cars? Yes, cars! It may not seem that popular but transporting cars through ships is a good option for some people. If you plan to get your car across the seas you will need a good shipping service. And since shipping cars isn’t something common for most people, you might find yourself in quite a fix when considering how to find a good car shipping company.
- Shipping Companies
Many different people and organizations enlist the help of a shipping company for several different reasons. Individuals use shipping companies to transport valuable vehicles, antique cars that can’t be driven over longer distances and even just to transport the family car to a new home while they fly. Companies may use a shipping company to move their fleet cars during a relocation and showrooms obviously use them for transporting their cars from the manufacturers to there showrooms.
In paper, it is quite simple. In car shipping services, you pay someone to transport your car to another location while primarily using a ship. Pretty simple, huh? It sounds good but when you think of the risks involved, that’s when your stomach starts to tighten.
- Plan Beforehand Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Ricky Lim
With the world becoming more and more globalized, there has been a increase in business for car shipping companies to ship all types of vehicles ranging from motorbikes to lorries, trucks etc. Online car sales and car auctions have also contributed to an increase in demand for car shipping services.
As a result, today there is a wide range of car shipping companies to choose from. But how do you go about picking a car shipping service that is suitable for your car? Here are a few tips to bear in mind.
1. Enclosed Or Not Enclosed
You will need to decide whether your car needs to be enclosed in a container or not during shipping. Generally enclosed containers are more expensive but the advantage is your car will not need to suffer from wind, rain, debris etc during transportation.
I would recommend to use an the enclosed method of transportation if your car is a brand new one or is expensive. An example would be a vintage car or an expensive sports automobile. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Brenda Williams
Having a traffic ticket issued is never a walk in the park. Being pulled over in the middle of the day isn’t a walk in the park either but being pulled over at night is especially scary. It will get your heart racing. Those flashing blue and red lights seemingly coming out of nowhere can make anyone uneasy. If you have to fight a traffic ticket in court this is part two of how to do so.
Continuing our discussion about fighting a traffic ticket, once you gather all of the pertinent information regarding location, time of day, weather, traffic volume and where the officer was originally parked before stopping you, you can now decide whether or not you wish to fight this ticket. In all honesty, if you truly know that you were at fault on the road, there is no point to fight the ticket. But, if you feel that you were speeding or weaving in and out of traffic for other reasons and those reasons seem valid, fighting the ticket might be your best idea.
When you get to your destination following the stop, make sure you read the fine print on the ticket itself. The fine print will give you information regarding where to fight the ticket, how to fight the ticket and how much money the infraction costs as well as how many points will be placed on the license. Before fighting the ticket, check with your insurance company about how much your insurance rates will increase once the violation is processed. If the violation is minor and your rates will not go up, more than likely it would be best to pay the fine and not waste your time going to court to fight the ticket. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Brenda Williams
Electronic toll collection is quickly becoming the most popular way for drivers to pass through tolls on highways, bridges and tunnels. For the longest time, tolls were collected by people sitting in toll booths at certain stages of the highway or at the base of a bridge. Now, these electronic tolls are becoming more and more popular across the country. What makes them so popular? The fact that drivers do not need to carry cash is one of the main reasons why electronic toll collection has become so popular.
The main reason for electronic toll collection is to increase the flow of traffic on the roadways and to cut down on drive time. Before electronic toll collection began, traffic jams at tolls were a daily occurrence and caused major traffic delays of 30 minutes or more. Not every toll in the United States is fully functioning with only electronic toll collection. Almost every toll does have the option for electronic toll collection along with using change or cash.
The development of the electronic toll collection has caused layoffs of employees because there are less toll takers needed with the electronic tolls now in effect. A lot of highways are instituting new tolls once they install the electronic toll collection system. Instead of cars lining up at individual toll booths to pay the toll, a mass amount of vehicles can proceed through one large toll to pay their toll without slowing down.
These new tolls, which are one long elevated pole across the highway, allow for multiple vehicles to pass through at normal driving speeds. Read the rest of this entry »